ABC7NEWS: What should you expect from a contact tracer?

"You may have been to the coronavirus."

WHAT SHOULD YOU EXPECT IF YOU ARE CONTACTED BY

CONTACT TRACER?

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WHAT IS CONTACT TRACING?

CONTACT TRACING IS THE PROCESS OF IDENTIFYING PEOPLE WHO MAY HAVE COME IN CONTACT WITH SOMEONE WHO HAS TESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID-19. THE GOAL OF CONTACT TRACING IS TO REDUCE THE SPREAD OF THE CORONAVIRUS AND ALERT PEOPLE WHO MAY HAVE BEEN EXPOSED, SO THEY CAN ALSO BE TESTED AND TREATED.

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-ASK FOR YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER. -ASK FOR BANKING INFORMATION. -DISCLOSE THE IDENTITY OF THE COVID-19 POSITIVE PERSON WHO MAY HAVE SPREAD THE VIRUS. -ASK YOU TO PAY FOR A COVID-19 TEST.

-CALL, TEXT OR EMAIL FROM YOUR LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT. -TELL YOU WHERE TO GET FREE CONFIDENTIAL TESTING. -CONTACT YOU AGAIN TO SEE IF YOU DEVELOP SYMPTOMS. -ASK ABOUT THE PLACES YOU HAVE BEEN AND THE PEOPLE YOU HAVE BEEN WITH.

A CONTRACT TRACER WILL:

A CONTACT TRACER WILL NOT:

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